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Drones and VR adapted for underground safety

VIRTUAL reality technology to simulate safety incidents in New South Wales and help improve training and safety across the industry as well as a drone to monitor hazardous underground environments are being developed by Coal Services.

 Coal Services general manager mines rescue, regulation and compliance Wayne Green.

Coal Services general manager mines rescue, regulation and compliance Wayne Green.

Coal Services general manager mines rescue, regulation and compliance Wayne Green told the Longwall 2019 conference that virtual reality graphic recreations were already being used by the NSW Resources...

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